Gearing.



No. 830,865. PATENTED SEPT. 11, 1906. 0. w. VAN VLIET.

GEARING.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9. 1904.

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INVENTOR: 44m M M- Adams) No 830,865 PATENTED SEPT. 11, 1906'. c. w. VANVLIET.

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' IINITED STATES PATENT orator.

CHARLES w. VAN VLIET. or DENNISDON, IOWA.

GEARINGJ Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 11, 1806.

Application filed February 9, 1904. Serial 1ft. 192.770.

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES Y. VAN VLIET, residing at Dennison, in thecounty of Crawford and State of Iowa, have invented certain usefulImprovements in Gearing; and

I I do hereby declare that the following is a full,

washingmrachine gearing so constructed that the same may be readilyoperated, and in which the instrumentalities are readily accessible andadjustable, and in which the friction will be reduced to a 'minimunr;and myinvention embodies certam novel combinations and arrangements, asW1ll be described more fully hereinafter and finally pointed out in theclaim.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown in Figure 1 an elevation of awashing-- machine gearing, with parts. broken away, embodying myinvention. Fi 2 shows an end view of the operating me'o anism. Fig. 3shows'a .top view of my washing-machine, while Fig.4 shows a'brokensectional detail of the sleeve-shaft. 1

In carryingout the aim of my invention I provide an ordinary tub 1, ofany suitable size and shape, with the supporting-legs 2. This tub 1 isprovided with the to 3, closed by the lid 4, hinged by means of t ehinges 5, as is shown in Fig. 3 Secured to this lid 4 is a basepl'ate 6,from which base-plate 6 extends upward a curved supporting-frame 7,provided with theregistering bearings 8 8, adapted to receive thehorizontally-disposed shaft 9, as is clearly indicated in Fig. 1.Centrally and above I provide a bearing adapted to receive the pivot-pin19, as disclosed.

Secured-to the shaft 9 is a gear 10, meshing with the pinion 15, mountedupn "the driving-sh'aft 13, provided with the fly-wheel 14 and theoperatinghandle ac, as indicated in Figs. land 3; This driving-shaft 13is supported within the bearings17 of the suitable bracket 16, securedat a convenient point to the tub 1, so that when the lid 6, to whichthis frame 7 is secured, is closed the gear and pinion 10 and 15 willmesh, as shown.

Working upon the shaft 9is a sleeve 12 ,(disclosed in detail in Fig. 4,)this sleeve beingsuitably held by means of the frame 7, as shown 1nFig. 1. Secured to this sleeve 12 at an angle to the axis of the sleeve12 is a disk 25, which disk, as disclosed -in Fig. 6, near theperipheral and opposite edges is provided with theball races c; Securedto the disk 25,

which forms an eccentric driving-disk, arethe bearing-plates 23 and 24,which, in effect.

form a boxing within which rotates the driving-disk 25, these boxingsbeing provided with ball-provided races at, as shown in F ig.v 4.

In order to adjustably unite the bearingplates 23 and 24 to properlysecure the driving, disk 25, I provide the setscrew a, as shown in Fig.4, which works against the diskv 23, while the disks 23 and 25' areunitedby means of suitable bolts 1). .is the parts wear the screws 0-are withdrawn and thescrew b tightened up to bring the parts closertogether;

Pivota lly held by means of the pivot-pin 19, disclosed in Fig. 1,passing through the frame '7. and a like pivot-pin passing through thebase-plate 6, is the rocking annulus C, from which annulus extends arack B in the form of a loop, this loop being provided with the rack B,as is disclosed in Fig. 3.

' Extending'u ward from the base-plate 6 is a bearing-spin le A, throughwhich extends a rock-shaft I), provided above With a pinion 18, a detailof which is disclosed in Fig. 3,

which pinion is adapted to-mesh with the.

rack B. If desired, the pinion 18, as well as the rack B, may beivhat istermed, as dou ble-toothed, as isshown' in the drawings. This, however,is not absolutely necessary. The rock-shaft D, which is secured to thepinion 18, extends downward through the lid a suitable distance andbelow is providedwith the pin-head or dolly.

The disks 23 and 24 are secured to the annulus C by means shown in Fig,2.

.F'rom thisit will be noticed'that my wash ing-machine relates to thatclass in which a pin-head is alternately rocked from side to side inagitating the clothing within the Washing machine or tub 1.

In my invention .the operation is as follows:

of the pins 21 and'22, as

The operator in turning the fly-wheel 14 actuates the pinion 15 torotate the sleeve-shaft 9. This rotation of the sleeve-shaft 9 alsorotates the sleeve12, to which is secured the eccentrically-positioneddisk 25, so that this disk 25 is revolved. In its revolution, however,this disk 25 imparts to the connected bearing=plates 23 and 24, both anoscillating and rocking movement requiring but little power to oscillatethese bearing-plates, which,

being pivotally secured to the ring or-annulus C, in turn imparts arocking movement to this annulus which is imparted to the rack B. Thepinion 18, being in mesh with this reciprocating rocking rack, hasimparted to it a rotary movement in opposite directions, which rotarymovement is imparted to the pin-head 25.

Owing to the peculiar construction of the instrumentalities there is noshock or jar in the pinion changing its'rotary movement in anopposite'direction, while the mechanical instrumentalities, by virtue ofthe peculiar construction, are readily operated, so that, in effect,the-greatest amount of working force may be developed at the working endwith 1 United States Letters Patent, is

In testimony whereof I affix my signature 35 in presencepf twowitnesses.

CHARLES W. VAN .VLIET.- Witnesses:

FREDERICK J. LARSON,,.' GEORGE W. Sons.

